HUDSONVILLE, MI – If people were questioning Mitt Romney’s selection of a running mate, then last night’s vice presidential debate should help them understand why he chose U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan for the job, Ann Romney said.

“He was terrific,” Romney said Friday, Oct. 12 inside the Pinnacle Center. “What you saw in Paul was a level head, very smart. He has such integrity.”

“We know civility. We know how to treat people with respect,” he said. “The vice president was just disrespectful, not just to Paul Ryan but to everyone in this room and around the country.”

As much as the presidential campaign is about where the candidates stand on federal policies, “last night, you also saw this was about character,” Hoekstra said. As for policy, Biden’s performance at the debate shows “they have no content,” he said.

“Didn’t you feel a little like Joe Biden was a bad used car salesman?” U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga quipped. “They have absolutely nothing to sell, but they’re trying to push it.”

Steve Redmond, secretary of the Ottawa County Patriots, a Tea Party group, said Biden “was extremely rude” to Ryan.

“He was sort of a verbal bully,” he said. “That’s not going to play well with thinking Americans. The stupid vote, the Democrats already have that locked up.

“Ryan was a brilliant pick (for Romney's running mate) because he’s one of the brightest lawmakers we have. He was talking facts and Biden was spouting stuff. I’d be happy to flip the ticket myself (and have Ryan be the presidential nominee).”